Eighteen films of this year’s International Competition comprise a trip around the world that suppresses the desire for closeness, frankness and naked violence towards the other; it’s an exercise in irony and self-deprecation; it’s political, but not politicized; it’s the essence of wholesome involvement and immersion into the world’s problems and dilemmas. It’s here and now. It is happening to them, but also to us.

  • Still frame from the movie THE LEGEND

    THE LEGEND

    Manon Eyriey France

    11 min
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    fiction
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues France

    From the opposite building, two girlfriends are spying on “the Legend”, the most handsome guy in the neighborhood. One of them is getting ready: tonight, she knows it, she's going to spend the night with him. Her first night of love.

  • Still frame from the movie STAY AWAKE, BE READY

    STAY AWAKE, BE READY

    Pham Thien An Vietnam

    14 min
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    fiction
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues Vietnamese

    A motorbike crash happening before the street stalls on a street corner was embedded in the mysterious story of three young men. 

  • Still frame from the movie BUTTERFLIES

    BUTTERFLIES

    Yona Rozenkier Israel

    9 min
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    fiction
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues Hebrew

    Another Sunday in April. A kibbutz in the North of Israel. A natural phenomenon. A family on an impromptu ride, maybe the last one…

  • Still frame from the movie WATERMELON JUICE

    WATERMELON JUICE

    Irene Moray Spain

    22 min
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    fiction
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues Catalan

    Barbara and Pol spend a few days on holiday with a group of friends in a house surrounded by nature. With the support of Pol, in the midst of nature, between tears and laughter, Barbara will heal old wounds and redefine her sexuality.

  • Still frame from the movie DUMMY

    DUMMY

    Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania

    13 min
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    fiction
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    2020
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    Language of dialogues Lithuanian

    Using a faceless doll a criminal reenacts his brutal crime. Suprisingly he is not the one being judged.

  • Still frame from the movie SHOOTING MS. RENAS FILM!

    SHOOTING MS. RENAS FILM!

    Elvin Adigozel Azerbaijan

    12 min
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    fiction
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues Azerbaijani

    Inside a bazaar located in the outskirts of Baku, a young film team tries to shoot a film scene with a well-known actress.

  • Still frame from the movie KACHALKA

    KACHALKA

    Gar O'Rourke Ireland

    9 min
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    documentary
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    2019
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    Language of dialogues Ukrainian, Russian

    A journey into the heart of what is widely considered the world's most hardcore gym - Kiev's enormous open-air "Kachalka" gym.